Walbro pump

[toy fanatic78]

Quick question.My fuel pump went out in my one cressida.It's an '84,5MGE, and has an external pump factory.Will the walbro that everybody uses for the MK3's work?I can get the walbro for a bit less then what they want for a POS one from autozone/advance.If it will work,am I gonna need any fitting for it?

 

[shaeff]

The wally we use in the MKIII is an internal pump. It won't work, simply by design, aside from the fact that it likely relies on the fuel to cool it...

There's no way to attach a hose to the bottom of it securely.

 

[toy fanatic78]

The wally we use in the MKIII is an internal pump. It won't work, simply by design, aside from the fact that it likely relies on the fuel to cool it...

There's no way to attach a hose to the bottom of it securely.

Gotcha,thanks Shaeff,I searched,and one thread had someone saying they had a walbro setup externally,and a blown stock pump in tank still,that's the only reason it even crossed my mind(that,and the walbro is a better pump) .Guess I'll go with the parts store one and hope for the best.Been out for a few weeks,just been lazy and driving one of my other cars,I refuse to drive this cressy in the snow anyways.

 

[shaeff]

No problem. Not the best pic, but you can see on the bottom here, there's just enough off the bottom to get the pump sock/filter screen on there. No room (or barb) to clamp a hose to)

 

[toy fanatic78]

OK,tried to find the thread I was reading saying they had a Walbro inline W/stock pump in tank still,but no luck.Searched,and summit has inline Walbros,for the same price as the china/off brand ones at advance,they are rated at 190lph,which should be plenty for a 5MGE.Thanks again Shaeff.